Sun in Ardra ~ An emotional monsoon

Sun, the planet of soul and self-expression, travels through Ardra within the sign of Gemini from June 22nd to July 6th, 2025.

This nakshatra’s nature is sharply different from the familiar light, bubbly Gemini image, and takes you into deeper territory where your intuition comes into play. The Sun fights a symbolic battle wherever it moves, and you are exposing areas of life that some people prefer not to face. You may be pulled between great extremes of feeling, at first cool and detached, then intense and highly strung, to the point of being overwhelmed.

This is like sunlight coming out after a thunderstorm, and the Sun’s entry into this nakshatra is sometimes used to time the start of the Monsoon Season. The Sun sits closely with philosophical Jupiter through this whole transit and gives you confidence to face Ardra’s challenge, and good value for your work. You have nerve and willpower, and Ardra’s Shakti, or special gift, for ‘Effort’, sees you stepping up to a difficult task with a real heroic quality. This also puts you in touch with other people’s struggles, and you may become an unofficial counselor wherever you are working.

The New Moon of June 25th brings the Sun, Moon, and protective Jupiter exactly together, which represents an emotional breakthrough after a period of stress. Ardra’s ruler, Rudra, the Storm God, and its symbol, the Teardrop, also suggest this kind of cathartic moment where you are consumed by powerful sensations, but with the prospect of a soft landing. Rahu, the planet of rebellion, also impacts the Sun now, and an unorthodox approach to leadership may work when sticking to the set recipe falls short.